Jamshied Sharifi

Jamshied Sharifi (October 17, 1960 – August 15, 2025) was an American composer and musician. He was born in Topeka, Kansas to an Iranian father and an American mother. At an early age, Sharifi was exposed to Jazz and Middle Eastern music by his father and to European classical and church music by his mother. He began to study classical piano at age five and quickly developed a thirst for musical instruction and a desire to improvise. At age nine he began studying guitar and drums, and at age ten added flute.

Sharifi died on August 15, 2025 at the age of 64.

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Category:2025 deaths
Category:1960 births
Category:Musicians from Kansas
Category:American composers